The movement to have a Naval vessel named for Joe Rosenthal continues. Rosenthal shot the iconic photograph of the flag raising on Iwo Jima during World War II lifting the spirits of a war-weary nation and inspiring Americans to buy $26 billion in war bonds, the biggest haul of the seven U.S. war loan drives during the war.

On Oct. 22, Hershel “Woody” Williams, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Pacific Theater during World War II, saw a Navy vessel christened in his honor. In a scant few months, a Navy warship named for Tulsa, Oklahoma, will be commissioned.

Meanwhile, friends and colleagues of late photographer Joe Rosenthal wait to see what develops in their effort to have his name attached to a Navy vessel.

When we introduced you to Tom Graves in early October, he was preparing to forward more than 2,000 signatures to Secretary of the Navy Tom Spencer requesting he honor Rosenthal, an Associated Press photographer when he snapped arguably the most famous image ever captured.

Bet you $26 billion you’ve seen it — six U.S. service members raising a flag on Iwo Jima’s Mount Suribachi. It inspired war-weary Americans to purchase $26 billion in war bonds.

“We know the signatures were received at the Pentagon,” said Graves, 63, a San Francisco resident who got to know Rosenthal long after the war. “We have not received a reply from the Secretary of the Navy. There’s no application deadline, no announcement deadline. Basically, we’re putting the idea in front of him.”

Graves is heartened by Williams’ honor and the fact that the Navy continues to build ships. “I find that nothing but encouraging,” he said. “It’s not like we’ve lost out.”

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Two weeks ago, at its governing board meeting, Clayton Valley Charter High School in Concord unanimously amended its bylaws concerning candidates eligible for election to the board. The new bylaws, conveniently posted on the Stakeholders for Transparency Facebook page, included:

“Have a good reputation amongst the board and school community.” Hmmm. Isn’t one’s reputation a somewhat subjective judgment?

“Have a fiduciary duty of care and loyalty to the school versus a personal agenda.”

Perhaps you’ve noticed. The word “loyalty” has become part of the national discourse over the past several months, and not in a good way. It has been a demand for blind obedience, fealty, an unquestioning commitment. It seems an odd choice of words. Or maybe not when you consider what else the board did:

The new bylaws also allow any board member to be removed by a simple majority vote with or without cause.

Perhaps best of all for retirees, one-quarter of the city’s population is 65 or older, meaning there is no shortage of like-minded friends and neighbors with whom to grouse about the suffocating cost of housing and the blood-boiling traffic.

Gary Peterson is a sports content creator for the Bay Area News Group. His prior assignments included 31 years as a sports columnist, serving as a general assignment news reporter, covering courts and writing a metro column before finding his way back to sports.